The ratings for 60 Minutes and The Amazing Race are unavailable because of the NFL overrun.Because there was so little original programming, here are all the specials as well!

The Santa Clause 2

ABC

2.7

Clash of the Choirs

NBC

5.4

2.4

Frosty the Snowman

ABC

4.5

2.4

Frosty Returns

ABC

4.0

2.1

Duel

ABC

4.4

2.1

Dateline NBC

NBC

2.1

SNL Goes Commercial

NBC

1.6

Elf

CBS

1.6

Spiderman 2

FOX

1.4

Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events

ABC

1.4

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

ABC

1.3

A Holiday Celebration At Ford's Theatre

ABC

3.4

1.2

SNL: Best of '06-'07 Season

NBC

0.9

Home For The Holidays

CBS

0.8

The Story of Santa Claus

CW

0.4

THIS WEEK IN TV:Special programming abounds this week.Monday was all special programming. You may have seen How The Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon version) and Madagascar on ABC, It's A Wonderful Life on NBC, or Cheaper By The Dozen on FOX. Check out what Milwaukee's FOX station had for a synopsis: Innocuous fluff about ambitious Midwestern parents (Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt) trying to balance their burgeoning careers with the mayhem of raising 12 children. Jeez, FOX 6, calling it innocuous fluff is kind of negative.Tuesday you might have seen (or can still turn on if you're reading this right after I posted it) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl on ABC.On Wednesday, NBC is airing two episodes of Most Outrageous Moments. FOX is airing Christmas With The Kranks. FOX 6 gives it a thumbs down: When their daughter goes away for the holidays, a suburban couple (Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis) decide to skip Christmas altogether. A Yuletide comedy lacking ho-ho-hos. CBS airs The Kennedy Center Honors.On Thursday, FOX is airing Ice Age. FOX 6 informs us: The film's best scenes involve a squirrel-rat hybrid trying to bury an acorn. The CW airs the Family Television Awards presented by the Association of National Advertisers, which sounds like the most boring thing imaginable.FOX has apparently given up programming this week, as Bruce Almighty airs on Friday. The FOX 6 preview calls it "hit-or-miss".CBS airs Good Night And Good Luck on Saturday, and The CW airs Creator, a movie from 1985.Finally, Sunday has ABC airing The Sound of Music.

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I also thought that it was better than I was expecting. I loved the character of Derek and the actor that played him did a fine job. The only subplot that didn't work at all was Derek's wife being smitten with Dale.